Archive for June, 2025

• Can You Hear the Ocean in Sea Shells?

  • June 13th, 2025
  • Posted in Anatomy and Physiology
  • Tags: hear the ocean, hearing, sea shells

  Putting your ear against the opening of a conch sea shell is a magical experience as a child. It is like an audible portal to the deep sea, where fishes are swimming and seaweed is swaying in the current. It’s… Read More

• Explaining Our Strange Ear Shape

  • June 6th, 2025
  • Posted in Anatomy and Physiology
  • Tags: ear anatomy, ear shape, outer ear

  Among the many curious things in the world, the human ear is one of the most exquisite and strange. Animals have different ear shapes that seem simple; some are just holes that are almost impossible to see. How do you… Read More